Mr Peter Thompson is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising exclusively in knee surgery and sports injuries of the lower limb. His NHS practice is at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire and his private practice is based in Warwickshire.

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Peter qualified from Birmingham Medical School in 1992 and after completing the Northwest Thames specialist orthopaedic and trauma rotation in London, including training at St Mary’s Hospital and the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Peter spent a six-month fellowship in Australia in 2004 concentrating on knee and sports surgery.

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Peter started his consultant post at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire in April 2005 and was Clinical Director of the orthopaedic department from April 2011-15 being responsible for leading the large team of orthopaedic surgeons who work there.

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Peter's interests cover all areas of knee surgery from sports injuries to partial and total knee replacement, but he is particularly interested and experienced in procedures to preserve the knee such as ligament reconstruction, meniscal repair, meniscal transplantation, osteochondral allograft transplantation and osteotomy.

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Peter is dedicated to the surgical training of undergraduate medical students at Warwick University, junior doctors and specialist orthopaedic registrars.  He teaches regularly on national and international courses.